Lawmakers will join former NSA national threat operations director Sherri Ramsay in the election security-focused corner of the cybersecurity conference.
Voting Technology articles on Democracy Chronicles
This voting technology section highlights the important role technology has played in democratic history and seeks to explore how technology will shape the future of elections. This new era of elections is an area of heavy debate in political circles. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Voting Machines.
Meet the 17-Year-Old Creating “Turnout,” a Mobilization App for Teen Activists
Zev Dickstein Shapiro, a 17-year-old social entrepreneur from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is revolutionizing the social media game.
Utah County To Pilot Blockchain-based Mobile Voting
Utah County pilots mobile voting application based on blockchain to allow military absentee voters and their overseas voters to vote.
Report Says Aging Voting Machines A Concern In Alabama
A report published Thursday on election security says states need more federal money to safeguard elections from outside threats.
Intrusion Monitors For Election Security Are Going Virtual
As interest in cybersecurity swells among election officials, a small group of states has begun experimenting with a virtualized network-intrusion system.
Microsoft Data Shows Hackers Still Targeting U.S. Elections
Hackers have infiltrate related to U.S. elections more than 700 times in the past year, Microsoft Corp sees potential meddling in upcoming races.
Senate Passes Bill Making Hacking Voting Systems A Federal Crime
The Senate passed legislation on Wednesday night that would make it a federal crime to hack into any voting systems used in a federal election.
Microsoft Giving Free Electionguard Software To Election Machine Suppliers
We are demonstrating the first voting system running Microsoft Election Guard as an example of how Election Guard can enable a new era of secure.
Ensuring Ballot Secrecy In The Age Of Remote Voting
Human-rights declarations and various legal instruments state that elections must be conducted by secret ballot, but silent about precisely what that means.
Election Systems Across Country Use Software Vulnerable To Hackers
The state was taking a step to keep elections from being hacked in 2020. Its top election official told counties they had to update their systems.